Princeton voters may be asked in November to allocate part of the city’s sales tax revenue to pay for police, fire and emergency services. Police Chief James Waters says substantial long-term investments in police, fire and emergency medical services will be...
Work has resumed on the former Princeton Luxury Apartments following a month’s pause as the new owner negotiated with the city over fees owed by previous owners of the property next to Walmart. “They have a conditional permit to ‘dry-in’ the buildings, that is a...
The two dozen members of Princeton’s Home Rule Charter Review Committee have been diligently dissecting the document adopted by voters in November 2022. Texas law allows such charters to be amended, altered or repealed no more often than every two years, and no...
There’s no place like foam—especially on a hot, summer day as local youth showed up to celebrate the Back-to-School season with foam, bounce houses, yard games and more Wednesday, July 30 at Caldwell Park. Tina Lopez/The Princeton Herald Last-minute preparations are...
The Princeton City Council has agreed to extend rural fire service protection through the end of November. The vote at council’s regular Monday, July 28, meeting came hours after Collin County commissioners put a proposal to create a countywide Emergency Services...
Fitch Ratings has assigned a ‘AA+’ rating to the city of Princeton’s upcoming $54.6 million general obligation (GO) bonds and $24.6 million in combination tax and surplus revenue certificates of obligation (COs), both Series 2025. The bonds are scheduled for...
New houses like these under construction in the Arbor South development will add to next year’s tax base for Collin County and the Princeton Independent School District. The project is not part of the city’s moratorium on residential construction. Bob...
Many houses outside the Princeton City Limits are taxed by Municipal Utility Districts (MUDs). MUD No. 2 incudes Bridgewater, Tillage Farms, The Hollow, The Haven, Cypress Creek, Alcove, Acorn North and Acorn South. Bob Wieland/Princeton Herald Collin County residents...
The 15th Texas Court of Appeals (COA) has thrown out injunctions that had blocked the Texas Education Agency from releasing school accountability ratings for the 2023-24 school year. The TEA is expected to release the ratings Aug. 15. “It is time for local courts to...
